C O N F I D E N T I A L VILNIUS 000956
SIPDISE.O. 12958: DECL: 11/06/2018
TAGS: PRELPGOVEUNRS XG LH
SUBJECT: GAERC: LITHUANIA WILL NOT JOIN CONSENSUS ON
POST-PCA RESUMPTION
REF: A. STATE 115017
Â¶B. VILNIUS 923
Classified By: DCM Damian R. Leader for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) MFA Head of Common Foreign and Security Policy Egidijus
Navikas confirmed to Post November 6 that Lithuania will not
join the expected consensus at next week's GAERC on resuming
post-PCA negotiations with Russia. The Lithuanian Government
understands the number of EU allies wishing to delay
resumption is dwindling but the Lithuanians are still against
resuming talks with Russia and can not bring themselves to
join any consensus agreeing to do so. Despite this stand,
Navikas said he fully expects France will find some way of
dealing with the lack of consensus procedurally and the EU
will resume post-PCA negotiations in any event.
CLOUD